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遺言執行者 (igonshikkousha) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い言ごん執しっ行こう者しゃ

also: ゆいごんしっこうしゃ

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Meanings

1

executor of a will; testamentary executor

Legal term for a person appointed to carry out the terms of a will. Used in formal and legal contexts.

彼かれは父ちちの遺い言ごん執しっ行こう者しゃに指し名

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He was appointed as the executor of his father's will.

遺い言ごん執しっ行こう者しゃは遺い産さんの分ぶん配ぱいを担たん当とうする。

The executor is responsible for distributing the estate.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
言say, word
執tenacious, take hold, grasp
行going, journey, carry out
者someone, person

Related words

遺い言ごん
遺言 means 'will' or 'testament', while 遺言執行者 specifically refers to the person who executes it.
相そう続ぞく人にん
相続人 is an 'heir' or 'successor' who inherits property, whereas 遺言執行者 administers the will but may not be an heir.

Built from

遺い言ごん+執しっ行こう者しゃ

Written forms

遺言執行者
- いごんしっこうしゃ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading いごんしっこうしゃ is the most common pronunciation.
- ゆいごんしっこうしゃ
  Alternate reading using ゆいごん for 遺言; less common but still encountered.
ゆいごんしっこうしゃ

Etymology

Compound of 遺言 (will, testament) + 執行 (execution, carrying out) + 者 (person). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of an executor.